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    Macbook pro 17" screen

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Malignant, Jun 4, 2010.

  1. Malignant

    Malignant Notebook Ninja

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    Hey all, I was wondering if anyone knew the model screen used on the mbp 17 inchers? Is it WLED or RGB because I took a look at them at best buy and they have one of the best screens I've seen. Clear whites (ie not grainy) and good color reproduction. Thanks.
     
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    True, someone out there running Win7, go into device manager and post the Panel ID.
     
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  3. Malignant

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    I did some research and I think it's either LG LP171WU5 and/or LP171WU6. I think both are WLED.
     
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    There's also a Samsung LTN 17" out there. IMHO, that might be the better looking screen.

    Btw, the panel can be ascertained easily in Mac OS X by looking at the 4-character model number in ColorSync, or more specifically by running a UNIX terminal command.
     
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  5. electrosoft

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    It appears it is the LP171WU6 which hopefully is a variant of the LP171WU5 which is a rockin Panel. I had one in my RGB LED M6400 last year.
     
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    I don't see a panel ID value in the device manager for the monitor. I do see these, though:

    Hardware Ids: APP9CD0
    Compatible Ids: PNP09FF

    Generic PNP monitor.

    hope that helps. I tried to look at my colorsync profile, but that information was unlisted. perhaps because it's a custom color profile (I have a calibrator).
     
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  7. Malignant

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    I'm not sure what type of panel the WU6 is but I know the WU7 is WLED.
     
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    APP 9CD0 = LTN170CT10 = Samsung panel

    They are offered in both glare and anti-glare versions.


    It is also the version used in the Core 2 Duo Macbook Pros.

    6-bit display.

    Did you go glossy or anti glare?
     
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    antiglare.
     
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  10. Phil

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    Sometimes Lavasys Everest can read out the panel type where other software can't.
     
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  11. sgogeta4

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    The MBP 17 uses the same 6-bit panel as the W700/ds. The M6400/M6500 and Elitebook 8730w use an 8-bit panel in their RGBLED models.
     
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    Aye, the M6400/M6500 and 8730w use a LP171WU5 or similarly OEM spec'd panel. (8-bit RGBLED panel)

    In addition, the upcoming HP 8740w is using a 10-bit IPS panel (Dreamcolor 2). That right there is butter on the biscuits.
     
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    that is indeed butter and biscusts. if it ever actually launches, anyway. lol
     
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  14. Malignant

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    I have an M6400 with the LG LP171WU5, I believe it is a matte lcd behind an edge-to-edge display. The only problem I have with it is, I am not sure if it is due to the nature of matte displays, but it seems to have a slight bit of graininess, especially noticeable on white backgrounds. Certainly not a huge issue but the clear whites on the mbp 17" I've seen are so beautiful. I wonder if all the LP171WU5 are this way (slightly grainy) or could the glossy versions be void of this particularly blemishing feature.
     
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